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Macavity

The Mystery Cat
By T. S. Eliot
Series: Old Possum's Cats
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Macavity is the mischievous mystery cat from T. S. Eliot's beloved poem featured in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, which inspired the musical Cats. This charming picture book, illustrated by Arthur Robins, brings Macavity's wit and humour to life for children and parents alike.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for children and families familiar with classic children's literature and poetry, as well as fans of Cats: The Musical.

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T. S. Eliot's Macavity - the mystery cat and most famous master-criminal cat of them all! - is brought to life by delightfully humorous illustrations from Arthur Robins, a timeless magical partnership.

T. S. Eliot's Macavity - the mystery cat and most famous master-criminal cat of them all! - is brought to life by delightfully humorous illustrations from Arthur Robins, a timeless magical partnership.

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Macavity (the mystery cat!) is one of the best-loved poems from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats—the inspiration for Cats: The Musical—beloved by generations of children and their parents.

Now, Macavity is given a new life in this stunning picture book with illustrations from Arthur Robins that perfectly convey all the wit and humour of Eliot's creation.

This book is designed to sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.

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The New York Times praises how Eliot's poem translates effortlessly into a picture book format, with Robins's illustrations enhancing the tale's mischief and hilarity. Kirkus Reviews highlights the illustrator's success in breathing new life into the trickster cat.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571308132

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Arthur Robins
  • Illustrated by Arthur Robins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 251.0mm

Height: 251.0mm

Weight: 210g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Old Possum's Cats T. S. Eliot

About the Author

Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He came to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965. Arthur Robins is a renowned cartoonist and illustrator of over fifty books, including Little Rabbit Foo Foo.

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